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Spider-man movie ads to their cars' control screen when they start the car. This was something one BMW executive said they wouldn't do three years ago.

I can laugh about it since I don't own a late model BMW but I can also empathize with the owners when they see their cars being changed from "The ultimate driving machine" to "The ultimate advertising platform". Link to one article covering this

#470217 What an annyoing BS by
Ulf
on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 10:18AM
- #470243 Yes. When I start my car I just want to get on my way, not by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:21PM - figure out what's causing something unexpected to come up on my control screen. I usually have that

#470210 Only surprised it took so long. by Josh Shy on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 09:39AM
- #470245 Likewise. by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:27PM

#470195 I read that. I'd be pretty pissed as well...very glad by
Gavin
on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 08:01AM - none of our cars have a screen. ;)
- #470244 I can understand why. Some of the older cars with screens by TCL on Thursday Aug 06, 2026 at 12:27PM - are safe from the threat of that annoyance as long as the car doesn't have a cellular unit in it tha